The Project host Waleed Aly found himself momentarily at a loss for words during Thursday’s episode, thanks to a brazen line of questioning from Miriam Margolyes.
The British-Australian actress, who was on the show as guess panelist, was quick to share her opinion on the volatile situation in Gaza, while discussing her upcoming TV project.
Margolyes, who is Jewish, emphatically called for an immediate ceasefire out of the blue, a statement that appeared to resonate with the studio audience.
‘Ceasefire now,’ she demanded.
‘Whether you’re black or white, it doesn’t matter,’ she continued.
The Project host Waleed Aly found himself momentarily at a loss for words during Thursday’s episode, thanks to a brazen line of questioning from Miriam Margolyes (pictured)
She then turned to Aly with a line of questioning that caught the veteran presenter visibly off guard. Pictured: The Project’s Waleed Aly
‘What are you by the way? You’re sort of brown?’ she asked. Aly, taken aback, lowered his head in a chuckle. ‘This is a really interesting question actually. I’ve thought about this a lot,’ he replied
She then turned to Aly with a line of questioning that caught the veteran presenter visibly off guard.
‘What are you by the way? You’re sort of brown?’ she asked.
Aly appeared visibly taken aback, and lowered his head in a chuckle.
‘This is a really interesting question actually,’ he replied.
‘I’ve thought about this a lot. I’m not joking about that… I’m Egyptian.’
‘What are you by the way? You’re sort of brown,’ she asked, causing a stir among the audience and prompting a mix of shock and amusement
‘Oh really,’ replied Margolyes.
‘Well, lucky I think, because I like the Egyptian people. I’m on the side of the Palestinians. I have to tell you that now, being Jewish, we always have to say what we are. Are we for Israel or are we against Israel? I’m only for humanity. Ceasefire,’ she reiterated.
The seasoned journalist known for steering deep and often complex conversations, light-heartedly acknowledged the turn of events.
‘Well I think it’s safe to say that conversation did not go as predicted!’
Margolyes, never one to mince her words, retorted with her characteristic bluntness, ‘Who the hell cares. It’s important!’
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